LECTURES AT 
THE West Side Natural History Society held a special meeting in 
the West Assembly Hall of the Museum on the evening of February 
7, when Mr. B. S. Bowdish of Demarest, New Jersey, gave an illus— 
trated lecture upon “The Birds of Demarest, New Jersey.” 
During February, Mr. Frank M. Chapman delivered a series of 
eight lectures in the Lowell Institute Course at Boston. His topic 
was “The Distribution of Bird Life in North America.” 
THE annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Audubon 
Society of the State of New York was held at the Museum Thursday 
afternoon, January 17. 
LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
MEMBERS’ COURSE. 
THE second course of lectures for the season 1906-1907 to Members: 
of the American Museum of Natural History and their friends. The 
programme is as follows: 
Thursdays at 8:15 P. M. 
February 21.— Frank M. Cuapman, “The Birds of Spring.’ 
February 28.— Ricuarp Tyaper, “Hunting Big Game in British East. 
Africa.” 
March 7.— Freperic A. Lucas, “Whales and Whaling.” 
March 14. E.O. Hovey, “Earthquakes; Their Causes and Effects.’” 
March 21.— Criark WissLeEr, “Living with the Indians of the Plains.” 
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PUPILS’ COURSE. 
Mar. Apr. 
Monday, 4 §8.—‘Along the Historic Hudson.” By G. H. Sher- 
wood. 
Wednesday, 6 10.—‘“‘Life in the Far North.” By H. I. Smith. 
Friday, 8  12.—‘New York City in Colonial Days.” By R. W.. 
Miner. 
Monday, 11 15—‘The American Indians of today.” By G. H.. 
Pepper. 
Wednesday, 138 17.—‘‘Commercial Centers of Europe.” By E. O- 
Hovey. 
Friday, 15 19.—‘‘Farming and Ranching in the United States.’” 
By G. H. Sherwood. 
